Staff Nurse

NHS; Fulbourn; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A health and social care organization is seeking a motivated Band 5 Staff Nurse to join their mental health ward team. You will provide evidence-based nursing care to adults recovering from mental health issues, working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. Responsibilities include assessment, planning, and implementation of care, along with supporting service users in their recovery journey. Ideal candidates will be Registered Mental Health Nurses with strong communication and empathy skills, committed to delivering high-quality care and fostering an inclusive environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Supportive work environment

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with current NMC registration.
• Experience with inpatient services and working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, including IT literacy.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care in a recovery ward.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary teams and service users.
• Promote carer and service user involvement in care provision.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Initiative

Problem-solving

Education

Registered Nurse Mental Health (RNMH)

NMC registration

Post graduate qualification relating to ward specialism

Job description

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Staff Nurse

The closing date is 15 December 2025

This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Staff Nurse post on Mulberry 3. Mulberry 3 is a 16 bedded Recovery Mental Health Ward.

Mulberry 3 is a 16‑bed inpatient recovery ward based at Fulbourn Hospital, Cambridge Road, Fulbourn (CB21 5EF). It forms part of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust's adult acute mental health inpatient services. The ward provides a safe and supportive environment for adults who require a longer period of hospital‑based recovery before returning to community living. Patients are typically admitted to Mulberry 3 following treatment on another acute ward, when their clinical team determines that further support is needed to consolidate recovery and prepare for discharge. The ward supports people with complex or ongoing mental health needs who benefit from continued therapeutic input in a structured setting.

We’re seeking a motivated and caring individual who:

• Is a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) with current NMC registration.
• Demonstrates a genuine passion for recovery‑focused care.
• Works well within a multi‑disciplinary team.
• Has good communication, empathy, and organisational skills.

Main duties of the job

The ward's recovery‑focused model is built on strong teamwork, accountability, and a shared commitment to delivering high‑quality care. We’re looking for motivated and compassionate nurses who thrive in a supportive environment and can remain calm and confident under pressure.

If you join our team, you’ll be supported to provide excellent, evidence‑based nursing care to adults with a range of mental and physical health needs. As a Staff Nurse, you will work closely with service users, carers, and families, offering support, information, and guidance to help people on their journey towards recovery and independence.

You’ll play a key role as part of a dedicated multidisciplinary team (MDT), taking responsibility for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care on a rotational shift basis. You will be expected to keep up to date with local and national policies, clinical best practice, and the legislation that shapes mental health service delivery.

We’ll also encourage you to share your knowledge and contribute to the development of junior and unregistered staff. You will help promote an inclusive and respectful culture where equality, diversity, and human rights are at the heart of everything we do.

Join us and become part of a compassionate, forward‑thinking team making a real difference every day.

About us

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high‑quality care with compassion to improve the health and well‑being of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children’s, adult and older people’s mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high‑calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups including people with long‑term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

1. To be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the evidence based care required, including health promotion for a named service user/group ensuring it meets Trust time‑scales.
2. To participate in the setting of quality standards, including the monitoring and reviewing in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.
3. To ensure the post holder understands and meets their professional role and responsibilities under the Care Programme Approach.
4. To ensure that the requirements of the Mental Health Act 2007 are observed, adhered to and implemented.
5. To promote carer and service user involvement within the service and for its provision.
6. To encourage recovery, discovery and independence, taking into account risk assessment and management.
7. To establish therapeutic relationships with service users and the implementation of evidence based therapeutic interventions with appropriate boundaries in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Councils professional code of conduct.
8. To demonstrate care and compassion in your work.
9. To respect and value the different therapeutic approaches within the multi‑disciplinary team but ensure that the agreed philosophy approach is adopted and followed.
10. To be responsible for maintaining and conducting oneself in a professional manner towards service users, carers, colleagues and other agencies, at all times.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Mental Health (RNMH) or Registered Nurse Learning Disability (RNLD)
• NMC registration
• Post graduate qualification relating to ward specialism

Experience

• Experience of in‑patient services and working as part of a multi‑disciplinary team
• Working with people with mental health difficulties/learning disability
• Experience of providing mentorship
• Experience relating to ward specialism
• Lived experience of mental health
• Experience of providing individual, culturally sensitive care

Skills & Abilities

• Effective verbal and written communication skills, including IT literacy (MS Office).
• Ability to act as a role model, empowering and motivating other team members
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care
• Ability to assess and communicate risk
• Knowledge of mental health presentations and appropriate interventions
• Ability to use own initiative, to enable contribution to a multi‑disciplinary team approach
• Ability to advocate for the service users and colleagues that you are supporting
• Decision making, delegation and problem‑solving skills
• Understanding of care planning using Positive Behavioural Support (PBS)
• Awareness of safeguarding issues and responsibilities under relevant legislation
• Basic understanding of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act
• Knowledge of NICE guidance relevant to field
• Understanding of the principles of least restrictive practice
• Basic understanding of legislation relating to care including, e.g., Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Act, Children''s Act, Equality Act 2010, Health and Safety Act and the Data Protection Act
• Awareness of supervision and reflective practice

Physical Requirements

• Ability to carry out patient care including manual handling and physical interventions
• Ability to participate in full rotational shifts

Other

• Motivated to provide the highest standard of care in a changing service
• Recognise people’s right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect
• Interest in user and carer involvement

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust